Wrapped article and method of making the same



Oct. 22, 1940. J R T|NDAL I 2,218,691

WRAPPED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Dec. 6, 1937 INVENTOR Jomvfij'i/vml.

+m TORNEYS Patented Oct. 22, 1940 UNlTED STATES PATENT] OFFICE WRAPPED ARTICLE AND METHOD or mxmo THE SAME John a. TindaLpWest Springfield, Mass., toraokag'e Machinery Company, Sp

assignor rlnxfl l Mass. a corporation of hnsetts Application December 6, 1931, Serial No. 178,218

1 Claim. (01329- 51) The present invention relates tea novel package and method of making the same, having particular reference to such packages as the enstomary double wrapped package of cigarettes.

5 It is usual to wrap cigarettes in a foil wrapper, folded in the common two point fold with the trapezoidal end flaps overlapped at the top and bottom ends of the package. Generally the tinfoil is covered by a circumferential label or pouch m leaving the overlapped foil exposed at the top.

When cigarettes are to be withdrawn most users prefer to tear ed the corner of the top end of .the foil wrapper, making use of the overlapped -flaps for this purpose. It has recently become customary to .wrap the entire package in a wrapper formed in one of the transparent cellulose derivatives, which is generally sealed hermetically by the application of a solvent. The well known resistance to tearing of these cellulose products seriously interferes with access to'the overlapping'foil flaps. This invention is concerned with an improved manner of folding the cellulose wrapper with respect to the underlying folds of the foil package so that ready access may be had to the cigarettes without exposing more than one corner of the package. he invention will now'bedescribed with re- ,lation to the accompanying drawing, in which Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are perspective details showing successive steps in the application of the cellulose wrapper; and a Fig. 5, shows the manner of tearing oil. the corner of the cellulose wrapper; and

Fig. 6 is a view of the package with one comer torn off.

The package I in which the cigarettes are originally enclosed may be of any desired type having end folds 2 and 3 overlying end tucks There is generally a revenuestamp bearing on this point. The presence of the concavity 8 causes a relatively large area of the top 3 and l 5 sealing the center of thepackage end. A

sheet 6 ofcellulosic material ;is chosen of a width to form side folds and of a 'length toencircle the bottom and. opposite sidesof the package and to form the end folds .de-

' scribed below. One end of the sheet is formed with a tab 1 positioned, adjacent one edge, the other end having'a corresponding concavity 8 due to the severance of adjacentsheets by a single cut. This concavity-also has a functional utility which will be pointed out later. The sheet 6 is folded in U-form over the'sides of the package, and the laterally extending portions formed into tucks 9 and overlying flaps Ill and v ll. Contacting surfaces of the sheet are preferably sealed. together by" a suitable solvent in the usual manner.

This leaves the wrapper in the condition shown in Fig. 2, in which it extends beyond the end of the package in tubular form. It is preferable to have the flap l2 bearing the tab I extend somewhat further beyond the package end than'the flap IS in which the concavity 8 is formed; "so that ultimately the end of the package will be completely covered without the flap l3 extending'all the way across. The first folding operation on the package. end is to fold the flap l3 against the package and simultaneously to turn the narrow sides of the tubular wrapper extension outwardly. This may be done manually, but is more uniformly accomplished by a folding blade ll having tapered sides l5 and a beveled surface l5 across its entire top. As this blade is pressed upwardly as in Fig.2 the flap l3 will be turned in, .and at the same time the side flaps l6 will be turned-outwardly.

The upper flap I2 is then turned down, as by a blade I'l, forming sidewardly' extending flaps overlying and forming another ply of the flaps I6 as in Fig. 3, and the composite flaps 23 thus formed are turned back on the sides of the to crease them. The flaps are coated with solvent and pressed against the sides of the package in any desired way.

- In the completed package the tab 1 overhangs the edge in position to be grasped by the fingers :as in Fig. 5. If the tab is pulled upwardly as indicated by the arrow 22 the corner of the package will be torn off as in Fig. 6. Several features of the construction are ,of importance in their of the package to be exposed when the tab 1 is torn off. This concavity also reduces the sealing area between flaps l2 and I3 inthe area to be exposed, and thus renders tearing easier. I Tearing is also guided and facilitated by the adjacent composite flap 23 which forms a relatively rigid part of the wrapper,'.forc ing the tear to proceed along its edge. With the large area which is thus quickly and easily exposed the inner wrapper can be reached and torn open to expose the cigarettes.

I claim:

A package for cigarettes and the like comprising an inner wrapper surrounding the cigarettes, and an'outer wrapper of cellulosic material folded around the package with two opposed flaps at one end adherently overlapping throughout the.

outermost of said two flaps and localized adjacent one corner of the package, the undermcst of said two flaps being formed with a concavity in line with the tearing tab and helping to expose the end of the package when the outer wrapper is torn off by the tearing tab.

JOHN R. AL. 

